This Penn-Temple game looked a heck of a lot different a few weeks out than it does a few hours out. Penn had snapped the long Villanova City Series winning streak and were playing as well as any school in the City. Well, except maybe Temple.
The Owls have kept the pace up - even stepped it up a bit maybe - while the Quakers have stumbled through some injuries and poor execution to a four-game losing streak.
Temple has scored more than 75 points in five of its last seven games, and the others were a pair of 73s. Throw in the fact the Owls are shooting 83.8% on free throws as a team over their last five games at the Liacouras Center and the 75 looks like a lock. Even more so if the Quakers get their offensive legs back under them and make this a track meet.
Pick: Temple Over 75 Points